The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, is a one-year program designed to teach fellows high quality, evidence-based clinical care of persons with acquired brain injury. The program emphasizes critical thinking, collaboration with multidisciplinary team, and lifelong learning strategies. Graduates of the program function autonomously as clinicians, educators, and investigators.

As a Brain Injury Rehabilitation fellow, you have the opportunity to rotate through the continuity of Brain Injury patient experience including acute inpatient rehabilitation, hospital consultation, and outpatient practice. Patient diagnoses will include:

• Traumatic brain injury
• Stroke
• Sports-related concussion
• Brain neoplasm
• Multiple sclerosis
• Hypoxic brain injury
• Normal pressure hydrocephalus
• CNS infection
• Parkinson's disease

At Mayo Clinic, our acquired brain injury practice is characterized by a collaborative and collegial atmosphere. As a fellow, you will become an integral part of our dedicated team, working alongside experienced providers who are committed to delivering exceptional care and advancing the field through innovative treatments and research. In addition to members of the Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation Department, fellows collaborate with and learn from colleagues throughout Mayo Clinic.

The fellowship includes two months of dedicated research time. Mayo has tremendous resources to help facilitate career growth in the area of research, including a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI) Model Systems grant with many research opportunities available.

Accreditation

The Mayo Clinic Brain Injury Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship is accredited by the Review Committee for Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, under delegated authority of the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education (ACGME).

Certification

After successfully completing the program, graduates are eligible to take the subspecialty Brain Injury Medicine exam offered by the American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation.

Program history

The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Medicine Fellowship at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, began in 2017 and accepted its first fellow in July 2018. One fellow will complete this program annually.